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A group of wannabe ghost hunters set out to shoot a pilot, faking everything, and get more than they bargain for.

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Entertainment Weekly - 9/10 by Lisa SchwarzbaumThe pace is quick, the violence is rough, and the visual style is documentary as Padilha hammers home his point: Someone is forever in the pocket of someone else as The System constantly adapts to protect itself.

IndieWire - 8/10 by Eric KohnPadilha channeled national frustrations into zeitgeist entertainment. The follow-up, Elite Squad: The Enemy Within, has less success than the first installment in achieving that aim, but still keeps the snazzy combination of spectacle and polemics in check.

The A.V. Club - 8/10 by Alison WillmorePadilha's film has a witheringly low opinion of most people - the gangs are no better than animals, the regular police are gleefully corrupt, the liberal intellectuals are sanctimonious fools, and the politicians are only interested in protecting themselves.

New York Post - 8/10 by V.A. MusettoA crackling musical score and eye-popping cinematography add to the nonstop ferocity, and Wagner Moura is charismatic as the head of the titular police unit.

Chicago Sun-Times - 8/10 by Roger EbertHere's a Brazilian thriller that's so angry and specifically political, it's hard to believe they got away with making it.

Miami Herald - 8/10 by Rene RodriguezPropulsive, hyper-violent and ridiculously exciting, Elite Squad: The Enemy Within can be described as "The Wire" transplanted to Rio de Janeiro.